SteveDM Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm really beginning to think that the press conferences is going to be deal breaker for me. This is my inbox after searching for "press conference" It's before and after EVERY match! They still feel tacked on and rather pointless and I'm in the BSS for flips sake! No way would anyone be interested in that many press conferences. They need to be seriously turned down. I know your assman can be told to attend them automatically but he always seems to upset someone (except a guy I fined who after my assman took exception to him being uphappy and that cleared it right up) so I don't like to leave it to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev147 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I thought there were less press conferences in my FM10 game. The press conferences seem to be a bit more varied than FM09 and less boaring and more to the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lucas Posted October 24, 2009 Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2009 Perhaps I'm in the minority, but I like Press Conferences. I do though see some people's point about why it might be 'pointless'/'boring', etc. - and I used to let my Assistant do it in FM 09. After seeing this thread: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=155124 My mind changed completely, and I answer the questions, put in additional comments so to create some interesting news items. Gives it a bit more character, I think. It would be nice if the game could pick up on things like foul language or perhaps develop semantic interpretations (which one day, I hope will come. Search engines like Wolfram Alpha are developing this kind of technology). Press Conferences are much better now than 2009, but more variety and questions is always going to make things more interesting. And I do like the effect of Press Conferences, as it can influence players in games (badly or otherwise). One thing I'd like to suggest - I pulled a Micky Adams in my demo game, practising fining players for once after abysmal performances. It does indeed work (to an extent), but after I did it more than once I seemed to destroy the morale in the side. It would be nice - if, by Press Conferences, you could apologise for ****ing off your team; or say that they need to perform, etc. collectively, things like that. There doesn't seem to be anything that you can say about the team playing as a team (asides from chances in their next match) and yet lots on whether its justified that a particular player is playing badly. Press Conferences are not perfect but I think its got enough scope and influence on the game and can be entertaining if you use the additional comments. In a Network game - this is great I would imagine, as you've got other humans reading your comments. On your own though, it is a different matter, but its not always a bad thing to try and make the game seem more real and immersive even if its just to humour yourself. You might find it sad, but I personally see it giving it an extra dimension to make it less 'boring'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruyff14 Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I think they are just as bad as they were on the previous game they just repeat themselves so much and I don't really feel i'm able to say what i want to say i would rather they had of scrapped it and used the time to work on the training aspect of the game which i believe needs a higher priority Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lucas Posted October 24, 2009 Administrators Share Posted October 24, 2009 Training should get the Tactical Wizard Treatment, and then I could see it getting used. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawsie Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 i think the press conferences are exactly the same as fm2009 with a few added extra questions. By excatly the same i mean same questions worded differently with same answers worded differently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower1 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Well, I believe that the press conference has improved slightly over FM 2009! But SI can improve it further! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenco Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Before and every match is more realistic than just every now and then, which it seemed to be on FM09. I hope there is more depth to the questions this time, or my assistant will be attending them all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FmGeenieScout Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Training should get the Tactical Wizard Treatment, and then I could see it getting used. yeah i agree. I really liked the training schedule on champ man with the set blocks and overloading passing etc. I made some sweet training schedules that really worked well and i knew exactly what my players were training on rather than just knowing that they are doing 14 notches of attacking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursty2 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 SI should let us edit the wording of questions and answers to make it less boring Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donners Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 SI should let us edit the wording of questions and answers to make it less boring Would it really make it less boring if there was no actual effect of the new wording? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursty2 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Would it really make it less boring if there was no actual effect of the new wording? Yeah because we wouldn't get the same question. It would look different and more refreshed yet it wouldn't be beyond the limits of having to code new effects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10037586 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 To be honest press conferences mostly just don't work. 1. They're boring. 2. The effects are seemingly random. 3. My player is annoyed at what I said in the press conference. Great. What specifically annoyed him? I'll never know. There's no feedback. It's a nonsense feature really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard boy Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Most of the time i tell my assistant to do it. Its way too repetitive for me because there isn`t a lot of choice in the answers. interaction with players is also too limited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnsey22 Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 im stuck at the press conference. i dont know where to go. its not letting me continue.... http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5192/pressconference.png Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__BOB__ Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Would you not be able to do that in the new data editor? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
__BOB__ Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 SI should let us edit the wording of questions and answers to make it less boring Would the new data editor allow you to do that anyway? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker.simon Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 Press conferences = over-rated On 09 anyway! I'll wait till ive done a full season on the new game before i pass judgment on if they have been improved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboFla Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 I feel press conferences should be more about showing what the managers personality is like rather than being solely to affect your squad. For example one could get the reputation of an Ian Holloway or a Steve Coppell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sean Posted October 25, 2009 Share Posted October 25, 2009 im stuck at the press conference. i dont know where to go. its not letting me continue....http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/5192/pressconference.png You are playing it on a netbook. Unfortunately, you won't see all of the screen w/o a new (as of yet not created) skin that adjusts the info to fit on the netbook. Until then, you will have to hit a bunch of keys to get through and send your asst. to handle all future press conferences or connect your netbook to an external monitor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phnompenhandy Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 One thing I'd like to suggest - I pulled a Micky Adams in my demo game, practising fining players for once after abysmal performances. It does indeed work (to an extent), but after I did it more than once I seemed to destroy the morale in the side. It would be nice - if, by Press Conferences, you could apologise for ****ing off your team; or say that they need to perform, etc. collectively, things like that. There doesn't seem to be anything that you can say about the team playing as a team (asides from chances in their next match) and yet lots on whether its justified that a particular player is playing badly. No manager would apologise to a player in a press conference; it would be done in private. Manager/player private interaction needs to be developed a lot. My hunch is this will be high on the list for FM11 development. I hope so anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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